Mid Term Elections Prediction thread

[b.c.]

Maybe... it would be great to see at least the most extreme of candidates voted down tomorrow. Perhaps if the people who are greedy enough for power to spend hundreds of millions of dollars just to win a midterm election lose, it would actually restore some faith in me about America and its citizens. But right now, after reviewing all of the hate & fear mustered up by the opposition for nothing more than to divide people on the most basic levels of ignorance, it's enough to make anyone scream out in disgust.

Here's hoping for the best tomorrow.

No. Do not hope for the best. Expect the worse.

The point I make (about America's right to dictate certain values to the rest of the world) is that the world looks upon America as a leader and as an example that (allegedly) upholds those values we want to tell everyone else they should have. That's why Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for the message of hope he's brought to the world" to quote the committee.

So inasmuch as tomorrows election is a referendum on Obama, as WELL as a referendum on America, and in particular, on what WE believe in, what will be the message delivered to the world? There is no hope? There was too much? Don't get your hopes up? When some despot leader in some hostile regime says to us, "well, look at what you believe in, and what is of greater value to you," how do we respond?


Or how might we explain it to a child, for example... one who has any inkling of the particulars?

"But Mommy, didn't the President try to help people have doctors and get medicine?"
"The president is a bad man."
"But didn't he try to give people who couldn't find jobs some money so they could still eat?"
"He's a bad man."
"Didn't he try to keep people from losing their houses?"
"He's a bad man."
"And he tried to protect people who use credit cards?"
"No, he's a bad man."
"Didn't he want the oil company to pay for hurting people's jobs and polluting the water?"
"He's a bad man."
"Doesn't he want everyone to be treated the same?"
The president is a bad man."
"Didn't he send money to states and hospitals so people wouldn't lose jobs?"
"He's a bad man I told you."
"But.... didn't he cut taxes? Didn’t he try to help people?"
"He's a bad man."
"But Mommy, doesn't the Good Book say we’re supposed to...?"

"Shush!! You ask too many questions! Be quiet and go to bed."

Hah...

Go to bed, V.Boy. This time Wednesday, the world's going to be a different place.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

"But Mommy, didn't the President try to help people have doctors and get medicine?"
"The president is a bad man."
"But didn't he try to give people who couldn't find jobs some money so they could still eat?"
"He's a bad man."
"Didn't he try to keep people from losing their houses?"
"He's a bad man."
"And he tried to protect people who use credit cards?"
"No, he's a bad man."
"Didn't he want the oil company to pay for hurting people's jobs and polluting the water?"
"He's a bad man."
"Doesn't he want everyone to be treated the same?"
The president is a bad man."
"Didn't he send money to states and hospitals so people wouldn't lose jobs?"
"He's a bad man I told you."
"But.... didn't he cut taxes? Didn’t he try to help people?"
"He's a bad man."
"But Mommy, doesn't the Good Book say we’re supposed to...?"

"Shush!! You ask too many questions! Be quiet and go to bed."

Hah...

Gotta admit, that was so worth the read. :biggrin1:

 

[faceking]

Except for the fact that Obama inherited a huge deficit and a lousy economy. Even if Obama did not spend a penny, the deficit would have gone up due to interest on the existing debt and lower tax revenue due to the recession. People have short memories.

According to your logic... he also inherited a strong national security policy of which he scourned... yet accepted a few years later... which he would had overturned... which the pinkos wanted overturned.. woulda killlllled him.

your post is beyond incorrect.... regardless.

 

[Tee&A]

According to your logic... he also inherited a strong national security policy of which he scourned... yet accepted a few years later... which he would had overturned... which the pinkos wanted overturned.. woulda killlllled him.

your post is beyond incorrect.... regardless.

A deficit is something that can be measured in dollars and cents; a policy is a guide that can have variable outcomes depending upon its method of enforcement (or perception of enforcement). Trying to draw a correlation between an inherited debt and an inherited policy is like trying to compare a cup of water and a cup of air.

 

[deleted15807]

That's precisely the argument I've been making here for weeks, Sargon. People do indeed have short memory and in their minds the persons responsible for the slowness of the recovery are not the Republicans who've offered nothing but obstruction and criticism, but the ones who worked to address the problems.

Americans just have a stunning inability to connect-the-dots. I really have no hope for this country. It's gone to shit but hey as long as we've got the biggest guns we still think we're king of the hill.

No. Do not hope for the best. Expect the worse.

Exactly. The next two years we will witness a two-year non-stop effort to destroy a presidency and if the country has to pay for it, so be it. They learned from Clinton not to work with the president as that will boost his re-election bid. And if they succeed we will see UltraBush: Our Next President. As there is nothing about Bush they would change except to cram more of his policies they couldn't get passed the first time around down our throat.

 

[HUNGHUGE11X7]

Here is HOW I think it will GO !!!

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !

I am not sure about this b/c of so many elements, but b/c I sense there is a general return to sanity in the country from the lunacy of the teabaggers I HOPE the Dems will narrowly hold on to the house.
Maybe about 220/215

I would be thrilled to see the FIRING of such hypocrites as BACHMANN and BOEHNER and especially my own Rep, but since he's polling in the high 60's and I live in a reliably communist district, even though he has said some of the STUPIDEST FUKIN SHIT on the house floor and is a constant embarrassment he is certain to WIN!

As for the Senate I think as Follows :

~DEMOCRAT WINS~ Along with the 40 Safe seats they have:

CA, CT, DE, WV, CO, IL, NV, WA, HI, OR, MD, NY, NY, VT


~REPUBLICAN WINS~ Along with the 23 Safe seats they have:

ND, IN, AR, FL, NC, MO, LA, AZ, NH, UT, GA, AL,
IA, OH, OK, ID, KS, SC, SD

TOSS UPS.

PA, KY, AL, WI

PA I think will be DEM

KY I dont know why REPs would win this when TWICE the Dems voted in the preliminary than Reps did and PAUL is a nutjob extremsists.

WI, Again I think sanity will ensue since FEINGOLD has been an incredible Sen in WI and is one of the most reliable Dems in the Senate. It would be tragic if he lost the seat!

AL, In my dreams DEMs win this, and it is indeed a possibility since MILLER is imploding and MURKOWSKI has to be written and SPELLED correctly and this is what I find MOST sad of all. The idea that residents of ALASKA are so damn stupid that they cannot SPELL
M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I


So that would have the Senate being around

56/44 or 57/43

GOVERNORS :

I think it will be fairly even but I give the edge slightly to the GOP

27/23


~HH~

 

[maxcok]

Pitbull predicts.

Max predicts, with Pitbull as my guide:

Democrats lose
Lose big.
Bigger than anyone is predicting.

There is no doubt the Democrats will lose seats in Congress, as the opposition virtually always gains two years into a new president's term, and for other reasons entirely unrelated to notions of good governance. This is much more a comment on the fickle, uneducated electorate distraught over a bad economy not improving fast enough for them, than it is a referendum on the president, on the congressional agenda, or even on the major parties. How big the losses are, and it could be substantial, remains to be seen.

Republicans will increase with a positive turnover of more than 70 seats in the house.

This is clearly biased wishful thinking. Though 70 is within the realm of possibility, I'm predicting in the 50 to 55 range, 60 at most. The Republicans only need 39 to take over the House, so it will most likely go that way. Dear god, that means we have to put up with that too tan smartass Boehner lush as Speaker.

Republicans will have at least 52-48 edge in Senate

This is the most ridiculous of all your predictions. Republicans would have to pick up at least 11 seats, which is highly unlikely. I predict a pickup of 6 to 8, 9 at the outside, and only if all the stars are aligned in their favor. Regardless of the outcome, the Senate will be completely dysfunctional hereafter.

(Joe Leiberman may actually consider switching to Republican to keep committee chairmanship)

Yeah, that wouldn't happen in any event, even if the Republicans were in the majority. BTW, do y'all remember six weeks ago when Pitbull and LambHair McNeil schooled us all on the common practice of 'ideological intolerance' in the Democratic party, whereby Senator Lieberman was "forced" out of the party to run as an Independent? A refresher here if you forgot. Of course, LHM claimed such things never happened in the Republican party. Isn't it funny how Charlie Crist was likewise "forced" out of the Republican party and preemptively decided to run for the Senate as an Independent in Florida? LOL!

Reid will lose.
Rubio wins Florida
Miller wins in Alaska

Though these races may be leaning that way, I wouldn't make any hard predicitons. If either McAdams or Murkowski win in Alaska, it will be one of the big stories of the night. If Murkowski does it running as a write-in, it will be historic. If Reid loses in Nevada, it will be a big story for defeating the Majority leader, but even bigger as the triumph of extremism and stupidity over reason. One thing hurting Reid is that Nevada voters are allowed to vote "no preference", allowing reasonable voters who might otherwise vote for him to register their disapproval without actually voting for the teabag nutjob. If he survives, I would like to see him replaced as Majority leader by someone with balls, Chuck Schumer for example, though that's not likely to happen. The Florida race is most interesting. If Crist wins in Florida, it will be a victory for Independents and more moderate voices within the Republican party. If Rubio wins, expect the Republicans to push him into the spotlight and immediately begin grooming him for the VP slot in 2012 in order to siphon Hispanic votes away from the Democrats, just as they tried to siphon women away with that empty suitdress Sister Sarah.

Governor races - Overwhelming Republican
Many state legislatures will be Republican controlled which will give them the edge in redistricting.

Well, you conveniently didn't quantify what you mean by "overwhelmingly". Out of the historic 37 seats up for grabs this year, I predict a net Republican pickup of 7 to 10, slightly more than my Senate prediction, possibly higher, though I hope not. The importance of these races is overlooked by most people. Pitbull is correct in that there is going to be a lot of congressional redistricting going on. With 60% or more of the state houses in the Red column, that will advantage Republicans in future congressional races. Not to mention governors' mansions are the nurseries for future presidents.

Vote fraud will be overwhelming committed by Democrats.
Absentee ballots, vote machine rigging, intimidation of voters.

There will be many voting irregularities, both detected and undetected, reported and unreported, and many accusations of same - including intimidation, rigging, "lost" ballots, as well as incompetence and honest mistakes. Plenty of shit will be slung both directions, whether the accusations have merit or not. I predict the Republicans and their inbred cousins the Teabaggers will, true to form, throw by far the most meritless shit, while Democrats complain and then cave.

Get yourselves lots of tissues and Excederin.
"There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth"

See you Wednesday :biggrin1:

Get yourself a lot of coffee and/or adult beverage of choice. It's going to be a long night regardless, and there will be drama. Absentee ballots will delay the outcome in a number of races, and it's likely the results in many races will be contested, and others will be too close to call, for days to come - even weeks or months.

Republicans are pretty much assured a "good" night, and unless Democratic voters rally, it could be very bad for them. The reasons for this have almost nothing to do with policy. As already mentioned, this is the usual mid term election pattern for new presidential administrations. In addition, anti-incumbency moods favor Republicans over Democrats. Older and more conservative voters always turn out for mid terms over younger and more progressive voters. Angry, frustrated voters always turn out in much bigger numbers than contented, apathetic or undecided voters, and this year the anger and frustration has been whipped into a frenzy. The Republican/Teabag rhetorical spin machine and their media mouthpieces have stayed on message and amped up the volume to an unprecedented level, relentlessy and dishonestly bashing the administration and the Democrats for two solid years. And the Republicans and their mouthpieces, true to form, always march lockstep and stay on message with the day's talking points, whether there is any truth in them or not.

The Democrats, and especially the leader of the party, have put up no effective resistance, so they are equally at fault here. Even though the policies they have been pursuing are supported by the majority of the electorate, when they are explained to them, the Dems and the president couldn't craft a coherent rebuttal to the Republicans or sing from the same page if their lives depended on it. Unfortunately for us, our lives do depend on them getting their shit together. Obama squandered the tidal wave of support and goodwill that swept him into office by getting his (the people's) priorities out of order, by being far too conciliatory to the opposition, and by failing to communicate his agenda and his message to the American people - when the people were tuned in and begging to hear it. If he thinks he had a tough time with the "No" Party his first two years, he ain't seen nothing. I only hope to god he has a rude awakening Wednesday morning, puts on his boots and his big boy britches, and stands up and fights from here on out, or we're all screwed.

The most telling things about this election are the historical precedents being set. especially in campaign financing. Once the SCOTUS Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to corporate financing, and also allowed for anonymous secret donations, this election has become predictably the most expensive in American history, on track to surpass $4Billion - a Billion more than the amount spent on the last and most expensive congressional races in 2006 - all this during the 'Great Recession'. A huge portion is being spent by those shadowy outside special interest 501(c) organizations (allowed under the SCOTUS decision and weak FEC rules) who don't have to disclose their mostly corporate and billionaire donors. Groups like Karl Rove's American Crossroads, American Action Network, and leading the pack, the Chamber of Commerce, have been flooding the airwaves with negative ads aimed at unseating Democrats all across the country in the final weeks before the election. According to the Wesleyan Media Project, this is the most negative campaign season ever tracked. The only winners are the broadcast media, whose revenue is up 75%. It's disgusting, it's disturbing, it's appalling, and it bodes very badly for our democracy and for our future. Unless the people stand up and demand a stop to it, it will only get worse, and it will be too late to do anything about it.

We're in uncharted territory here in many ways, which makes the results that much harder to predict. Tracking polls over the last week or two have been moving in the Democrats favor as the president has been out on the campaign trail with a little more fire in his belly. Whether it's been enough to motivate his base to get them to the polls and staunch some of the bleeding remains to be seen. It may be (yet again) a case of too little, too late. Whatever the results tomorrow, no one on either side should rejoice and no one should gloat. We have rancorous divisions and serious problems in this country, and none of it is being solved with propaganda, partisan obstructionism, and vitriolic rhetoric. Nothing will be achieved with stalemate or trying to roll back the clock either. The screaming is bound to get louder and the walls of division higher in the new Congress. Meanwhile, the next crisis is looming just around the corner. It could be a military threat, a natural disaster, the next financial meltdown, who knows? The people and the Congress are fighting over the deck chairs, while the ship of state heads directly for an iceberg, with no one effectively in the wheelhouse or in the engine room.

In the end, as I've been saying all along, it's all going to come down to voter turnout, which does not bode well for Democrats. Registered voters actually prefer Democratic candidates by 49% to 44%, but likely voters favor the Republicans by almost the exact reverse, 49% to 45%. We're nearly perfectly divided with a 4 or 5 point "enthusiasm gap". Blame the stupid and/or lazy voters, blame the media, blame the Democrats, blame the Republicans, blame the Teabaggers, blame the Bible Belt . . . . you still end up at the same place. Yes, my friends, your democracy has been bought and sold, and is in the process of being taken away from you. You can't rely on politicians, the media, the courts, or anyone else to fix this for you. Unless you get up and get involved, it's only going to get worse, and fast, and you're going to hate it. It does no good to sit around and complain about the whackjobs while you wait for the next disappointing election outcome. If you are not happy with tomorrow's results, I suggest to all people of good conscience, get involved in your local political organizations, roll up your sleeves, write and call your representatives (paper is soo much more effective than emails and actually gets attention) demand they show some spine and do the right thing, encourage your friends to do the same, and try to make a positive difference yourself. It's your country too. Take some responsibility for it. Don't allow money grubbers, zealots, and faux patriots to define it for you, and don't let them take it away from you.

Election 2010 to Shatter Spending Records as Republicans Benefit​

 

[maxcok]

According to your logic... he also inherited a strong national security policy of which he scourned... yet accepted a few years later... which he would had overturned... which the pinkos wanted overturned.. woulda killlllled him.

your post is beyond incorrect.... regardless.

Facequeen self-medicating and babbling incoherently per usual . . . .

Wait. Did you seriously say "pinkos"? LOLOL! That is so quaint.

Hey Bucko. How are those "Pinko Fag" t-shirts coming?

I'll take a large, gym grey, but remember, I really want the trucker cap.

 

[Pitbull]

Here is HOW I think it will GO !!!


AL, In my dreams DEMs win this, and it is indeed a possibility since MILLER is imploding and MURKOWSKI has to be written and SPELLED correctly and this is what I find MOST sad of all. The idea that residents of ALASKA are so damn stupid that they cannot SPELL
M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I

and when did these candidates from Alaska (AK)
move to Alabama (AL)?

 

[B_RedDude]

I think Max should run for office.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

and when did these candidates from Alaska (AK)
move to Alabama (AL)?

It's an obvious typo... and with "K" and "L" right next to each other on a keyboard, it's one that can be easily made. Unless your typing is always perfect then don't criticize.

 

[midlifebear]

I voted via absentee ballot weeks ago. Still, I'm afraid Sharron Angle will oust Harry Reid and Nevada politics will be set back 100 years or more. I wasn't thrilled about the choice between Reid and Angle, but I rationalized that if Reid bit me or anyone else, no one would get rabies or sagebrush fever. Angle, however, obviously hasn't had all of her shots. Animal Control should have picked her up months ago to clear up her mange, ticks and fleas. And then she should have been sent packing to Cesar Mencia's "Dog Whisperer Camp" to be socialized with other canines until she could prove to be trusted in public without a muzzle.

But why should I worry? I'm sitting in my condo overlooking the Iberian sea. The day is gloriously sunny as 1.5 to 2.5 meter waves rise to meet the sand on the beach. Later (in about an hour) the Squeeze and I will venture down to the gay nude beach and find ourselves a handsome collection of men to enjoy group sex with. Nothing calms the mind like having your cock being milked by the ass of a hungry muscle bottom while sampling the various flavors of strange dick that grace my lips.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

But why should I worry? I'm sitting in my condo overlooking the Iberian sea. The day is gloriously sunny as 1.5 to 2.5 meter waves rise to meet the sand on the beach. Later (in about an hour) the Squeeze and I will venture down to the gay nude beach and find ourselves a handsome collection of men to enjoy group sex with. Nothing calms the mind like having your cock being milked by the ass of a hungry muscle bottom while sampling the various flavors of strange dick that grace my lips.

Need an in-house web designer, computer tech and techno producer? :biggrin1:

 

[b.c.]

Max predicts, with Pitbull as my guide:

There is no doubt the Democrats will lose seats in Congress, as the opposition virtually always gains two years into a new president's term, and for other reasons entirely unrelated to notions of good governance. This is much more a comment on the fickle, uneducated electorate distraught over a bad economy not improving fast enough for them, than it is a referendum on the president, on the congressional agenda, or even on the major parties. How big the losses are, and it could be substantial, remains to be seen.

This is clearly biased wishful thinking. Though 70 is within the realm of possibility, I'm predicting in the 50 to 55 range, 60 at most. The Republicans only need 39 to take over the House, so it will most likely go that way. Dear god, that means we have to put up with that too tan smartass Boehner lush as Speaker.


This is the most ridiculous of all your predictions. Republicans would have to pick up at least 11 seats, which is highly unlikely. I predict a pickup of 6 to 8, 9 at the outside, and only if all the stars are aligned in their favor. Regardless of the outcome, the Senate will be completely dysfunctional hereafter.

Yeah, that wouldn't happen in any event, even if the Republicans were in the majority. BTW, do y'all remember six weeks ago when Pitbull and LambHair McNeil schooled us all on the common practice of 'ideological intolerance' in the Democratic party, whereby Senator Lieberman was "forced" out of the party to run as an Independent? A refresher here if you forgot. Of course, LHM claimed such things never happened in the Republican party. Isn't it funny how Charlie Crist was likewise "forced" out of the Republican party and preemptively decided to run for the Senate as an Independent in Florida? LOL!

Though these races may be leaning that way, I wouldn't make any hard predicitons. If either McAdams or Murkowski win in Alaska, it will be one of the big stories of the night. If Murkowski does it running as a write-in, it will be historic. If Reid loses in Nevada, it will be a big story for defeating the Majority leader, but even bigger as the triumph of extremism and stupidity over reason. One thing hurting Reid is that Nevada voters are allowed to vote "no preference", allowing reasonable voters who might otherwise vote for him to register their disapproval without actually voting for the teabag nutjob. If he survives, I would like to see him replaced as Majority leader by someone with balls, Chuck Schumer for example, though that's not likely to happen. The Florida race is most interesting. If Crist wins in Florida, it will be a victory for Independents and more moderate voices within the Republican party. If Rubio wins, expect the Republicans to push him into the spotlight and immediately begin grooming him for the VP slot in 2012 in order to siphon Hispanic votes away from the Democrats, just as they tried to siphon women away with that empty suitdress Sister Sarah.

Well, you conveniently didn't quantify what you mean by "overwhelmingly". Out of the historic 37 seats up for grabs this year, I predict a net Republican pickup of 7 to 10, slightly more than my Senate prediction, possibly higher, though I hope not. The importance of these races is overlooked by most people. Pitbull is correct in that there is going to be a lot of congressional redistricting going on. With 60% or more of the state houses in the Red column, that will advantage Republicans in future congressional races. Not to mention governors' mansions are the nurseries for future presidents.

There will be many voting irregularities, both detected and undetected, reported and unreported, and many accusations of same - including intimidation, rigging, "lost" ballots, as well as incompetence and honest mistakes. Plenty of shit will be slung both directions, whether the accusations have merit or not. I predict the Republicans and their inbred cousins the Teabaggers will, true to form, throw by far the most meritless shit, while Democrats complain and then cave.

Get yourself a lot of coffee and/or adult beverage of choice. It's going to be a long night regardless, and there will be drama. Absentee ballots will delay the outcome in a number of races, and it's likely the results in many races will be contested, and others will be too close to call, for days to come - even weeks or months.

Republicans are pretty much assured a "good" night, and unless Democratic voters rally, it could be very bad for them. The reasons for this have almost nothing to do with policy. As already mentioned, this is the usual mid term election pattern for new presidential administrations. In addition, anti-incumbency moods favor Republicans over Democrats. Older and more conservative voters always turn out for mid terms over younger and more progressive voters. Angry, frustrated voters always turn out in much bigger numbers than contented, apathetic or undecided voters, and this year the anger and frustration has been whipped into a frenzy. The Republican/Teabag rhetorical spin machine and their media mouthpieces have stayed on message and amped up the volume to an unprecedented level, relentlessy and dishonestly bashing the administration and the Democrats for two solid years. And the Republicans and their mouthpieces, true to form, always march lockstep and stay on message with the day's talking points, whether there is any truth in them or not.

The Democrats, and especially the leader of the party, have put up no effective resistance, so they are equally at fault here. Even though the policies they have been pursuing are supported by the majority of the electorate, when they are explained to them, the Dems and the president couldn't craft a coherent rebuttal to the Republicans or sing from the same page if their lives depended on it. Unfortunately for us, our lives do depend on them getting their shit together. Obama squandered the tidal wave of support and goodwill that swept him into office by getting his (the people's) priorities out of order, by being far too conciliatory to the opposition, and by failing to communicate his agenda and his message to the American people - when the people were tuned in and begging to hear it. If he thinks he had a tough time with the "No" Party his first two years, he ain't seen nothing. I only hope to god he has a rude awakening Wednesday morning, puts on his boots and his big boy britches, and stands up and fights from here on out, or we're all screwed.

The most telling things about this election are the historical precedents being set. especially in campaign financing. Once the SCOTUS Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to corporate financing, and also allowed for anonymous secret donations, this election has become predictably the most expensive in American history, on track to surpass $4Billion - a Billion more than the amount spent on the last and most expensive congressional races in 2006 - all this during the 'Great Recession'. A huge portion is being spent by those shadowy outside special interest 501(c) organizations (allowed under the SCOTUS decision and weak FEC rules) who don't have to disclose their mostly corporate and billionaire donors. Groups like Karl Rove's American Crossroads, American Action Network, and leading the pack, the Chamber of Commerce, have been flooding the airwaves with negative ads aimed at unseating Democrats all across the country in the final weeks before the election. According to the Wesleyan Media Project, this is the most negative campaign season ever tracked. The only winners are the broadcast media, whose revenue is up 75%. It's disgusting, it's disturbing, it's appalling, and it bodes very badly for our democracy and for our future. Unless the people stand up and demand a stop to it, it will only get worse, and it will be too late to do anything about it.

We're in uncharted territory here in many ways, which makes the results that much harder to predict. Tracking polls over the last week or two have been moving in the Democrats favor as the president has been out on the campaign trail with a little more fire in his belly. Whether it's been enough to motivate his base to get them to the polls and staunch some of the bleeding remains to be seen. It may be (yet again) a case of too little, too late. Whatever the results tomorrow, no one on either side should rejoice and no one should gloat. We have rancorous divisions and serious problems in this country, and none of it is being solved with propaganda, partisan obstructionism, and vitriolic rhetoric. Nothing will be achieved with stalemate or trying to roll back the clock either. The screaming is bound to get louder and the walls of division higher in the new Congress. Meanwhile, the next crisis is looming just around the corner. It could be a military threat, a natural disaster, the next financial meltdown, who knows? The people and the Congress are fighting over the deck chairs, while the ship of state heads directly for an iceberg, with no one effectively in the wheelhouse or in the engine room.

In the end, as I've been saying all along, it's all going to come down to voter turnout, which does not bode well for Democrats. Registered voters actually prefer Democratic candidates by 49% to 44%, but likely voters favor the Republicans by almost the exact reverse, 49% to 45%. We're nearly perfectly divided with a 4 or 5 point "enthusiasm gap". Blame the stupid and/or lazy voters, blame the media, blame the Democrats, blame the Republicans, blame the Teabaggers, blame the Bible Belt . . . . you still end up at the same place. Yes, my friends, your democracy has been bought and sold, and is in the process of being taken away from you. You can't rely on politicians, the media, the courts, or anyone else to fix this for you. Unless you get up and get involved, it's only going to get worse, and fast, and you're going to hate it. It does no good to sit around and complain about the whackjobs while you wait for the next disappointing election outcome. If you are not happy with tomorrow's results, I suggest to all people of good conscience, get involved in your local political organizations, roll up your sleeves, write and call your representatives (paper is soo much more effective than emails and actually gets attention) demand they show some spine and do the right thing, encourage your friends to do the same, and try to make a positive difference yourself. It's your country too. Take some responsibility for it. Don't allow money grubbers, zealots, and faux patriots to define it for you, and don't let them take it away from you.

Election 2010 to Shatter Spending Records as Republicans Benefit​

All of which should make anyone (with a working brain at least) take note:

a) for a recession, SOMEBODY sure has LOTS of money to spend, and they're spending it mostly on Republicans.

b) WHY? What's in it for THEM?

Answer: Whatever it is, it sure as hell won't be of any benefit to U.S.

 

[Pitbull]

It's an obvious typo... and with "K" and "L" right next to each other on a keyboard, it's one that can be easily made. Unless your typing is always perfect then don't criticize.

Of course it is a typo.
And of course you will tell me not to criticize because you enjoy being critical of me, but say nothing to the person who made the error while berating the populace of Alaska for their spelling.

 

[dandelion]

But why should I worry? I'm sitting in my condo overlooking the Iberian sea. The day is gloriously sunny as 1.5 to 2.5 meter waves rise to meet the sand on the beach. Later (in about an hour) the Squeeze and I will venture down to the gay nude beach and find ourselves a handsome collection of men to enjoy group sex with. Nothing calms the mind like having your cock being milked by the ass of a hungry muscle bottom while sampling the various flavors of strange dick that grace my lips.

Perhaps you should address this to some of the more extreme right wing candidates as a plea to calm themselves and relax?

Oh dear, arent I naughty?

tell you what though, The more I learn about the Us, the more Im glad I dont live there. And just maybe, thats why lots of US citizens apparently want nothing to do with federal politics (we are told so over here, anyway).

 

[Rikter8]

My guess is it will swing Republican (Unfortunately)

People are too short minded and too stupid to vote for whats right.
Rural areas don't have decent media coverage to post the facts, only campaign garbage spewing out of their automated machines.

But.... The republicans vowed to end unemployment benefits and to pull social security into investments...so that may backfire on them since the majority of Michigan is in the shithole for jobs, and families out on the streets.

But then again...people are stupid, so it will be interesting to see the outcome.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

Of course it is a typo.
And of course you will tell me not to criticize because you enjoy being critical of me

And you like being critical of others as well. So let's not try to twist this into another one of those, "Boo hoo! VinylBoy is picking on me!" comments.

but say nothing to the person who made the error while berating the populace of Alaska for their spelling.

Because I know it's an obvious typo that doesn't reflect any level of ineptitude from the poster. And if you knew this, then you wouldn't find it necessary to point it out.

I rest my case.

 

[Hoss]

Dems won't lose either house, but will retain slim majorities.

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LOL!

I agree with you 100%

LOL!!

Truthfully, it doesn't matter who wins or looses...they're all the same.

agreed.

I think there will be some big upsets come election night in favor of the DEMS... (WI CO IL WV PA) and I think it will end up being around 55/45 in the Senate . Voters are slowly returning to sanity and see how mentally defective the Senatorial GOP candidates are now .

As for the HOR, I think Dems will retain control but narrowly.

I suspect it will be around 220/215

I'll say it agaiin, LOL!!

My spin? The Dems will keep control of both houses by slim majorities. !

LOL!!

Repubs will make huge gains.

hush up!

Sorry, have to disagree, Sword. I expect the Dems will maintain a majority in the House and that the current Speaker will be reelected to that office.

Besides, if Pelosi were to be given the ax, who do you see replacing her among the Dems?

LOL!!

I believe the Democrats will lose control of the House, at least.

and they did!

The ultimate fruition of their movement, and the final revelation of the true wack jobs they are, will ensure the next President won't be a Republican.

If the economy makes a massive rebound in the next 2 yrs. the Republicans will stand and take credit and indicate that it's the change in Congress which made it happen. If the economy keeps limping along, they'll blame the Senate and President Obama. Either way they will have a chance at winning, much like many yesterday had and then had their wins, even as many believed it wasn't going to happen.

Wow, You Liberals are DELUSIONAL! Dems will most likely hold onto the Senate but they are gonna lose the House by a huge margin. Where in the Hell do you guys get your news? And this will be the nightmare senario for Obama because if the Republicans win both houses then at least he will have somthing to run against in 2012. With a republican house and a democrat senate and president, he is totally fucked come 2012. And then, mark my words, we will have a republican House, senate, and White House.

Two years ago, all you liberals jumped around saying this proves that the country has moved to the left. Ha! the left is about to get drilled come tuesday. The election of 2008 was a referendum on Bush. Tuesday is gonna be a referendum on Obama and the Dems. Its not about the republicans or the tea party, its about the public's rejection of Obamas agenda.

This is an essentially liberal site, few will agree with what you've said.

It is not so much a rejection of Obama's policies, its is the people's unhappiness that he could not magically fix the broken economy left to him by the previous administration in just 2 short years.

Exactly! I said it earlier in a different thread people want results YESTERDAY.

I voted via absentee ballot weeks ago. Still, I'm afraid Sharron Angle will oust Harry Reid and Nevada politics will be set back 100 years or more. I wasn't thrilled about the choice between Reid and Angle, but I rationalized that if Reid bit me or anyone else, no one would get rabies or sagebrush fever. Angle, however, obviously hasn't had all of her shots. Animal Control should have picked her up months ago to clear up her mange, ticks and fleas. And then she should have been sent packing to Cesar Mencia's "Dog Whisperer Camp" to be socialized with other canines until she could prove to be trusted in public without a muzzle.

But why should I worry? I'm sitting in my condo overlooking the Iberian sea. The day is gloriously sunny as 1.5 to 2.5 meter waves rise to meet the sand on the beach. Later (in about an hour) the Squeeze and I will venture down to the gay nude beach and find ourselves a handsome collection of men to enjoy group sex with. Nothing calms the mind like having your cock being milked by the ass of a hungry muscle bottom while sampling the various flavors of strange dick that grace my lips.

Transalation: he lives in a stinkhole next to a highway.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

Kinda strange how someone visualizes the prospect of political gridlock to be funny.
Which is why I didn't take the liberty of predicting anything this time around. Everyone knew that Democrats were going to lose seats. Historically speaking, no political party has managed to maintain complete control of the House, Senate and the President's seat for more than one session. But the amounts of seats Democrats would lose prior to November 2nd were sheer speculation fueled by ideological zealotry from both sides of the spectrum.

So anyone who was accurate with their predictions were nothing but lucky at guessing the outcome. With practically 50/50 odds and some decorative language, it's easy to look like a future political pundit with little to no risk. That's not an indication of intelligence by any stretch of the imagination. That includes some of the recent outbursts from some of our known forum dogmatists who has been more wrong about political outcomes than most. Perhaps they should have played the lottery that night instead? Because maybe they wouldn't have to be on a board hootin' and hollerin' like they won the Super Bowl when in essence it's nothing more than an exhibition game.